UNTIL is garnering essential legal and technical knowledge exchange through an Open Source (OS) and Intellectual Property (IP) Advisory Group.

The group is mandated to provide lean mechanisms and maintain a framework that enables UNTIL to foster “sharable” technologies and catalyze the co-creation of digital solutions. This encourages non-traditional partnerships from across the ecosystem and enables innovative solutions to reach global users and beneficiaries.

The UNTIL OS and IP Advisory Group is an important instrument convening renown experts in the legal and technology innovation fields to ensure the most effective, transparent and inclusive work to address legal issues and propose legal frameworks for UNTIL to engage with relevant stakeholders in co-creating, co-developing and open/close-sourcing relevant technology solutions.

Roles and Responsibilities

The UNTIL OS and IP Advisory Group is responsible for:

1.Establishing the OS and IP framework for the following cases:

a. Technology solutions donated to the UN for sharing with Member States

b. Technology solutions developed by the UN for sharing with Member States

c. Technology solutions co-developed by UNTIL with by Private Sector actors/startups/NGOs for sharing with Member States

d. Proprietary technology solutions promoted for use with Member States